Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School

Primary school in Bacup, Lancashire. Good (Jul 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 8 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2028

The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.1 milesSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
Primary, Bacup, Lancashire
Report card, Apr 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention
0.9 milesWaterfoot Primary School
Primary, Rossendale, Lancashire
School remains Good (Dec 2022)
1.0 milesBacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
Primary, Bacup, Lancashire
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
1.2 milesSt Anne's Church of England Primary School
Primary, Rossendale, Lancashire
School remains Good (May 2023)
1.3 milesBacup Thorn Primary School
Primary, Bacup, Lancashire
Good (Nov 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.